The Christine Francis Rocco Memorial Endowed Scholarship is given to Italian-American female students of Benedictine University in Illinois. Geared toward older students, the scholarship is only awarded to women over 28 years old. Students may reapply each year but must have a major declared in business, English or education and maintain a grade point average of at least 3.0. In order to confirm ethnicity, the student's last name or the surname of the candidate's parent, grandparent or great-grandparent should be of Italian heritage.
One large goal of the National Organization of Italian-American Women (NOIAW) is to help Italian-American women achieve academic success. NOIAW awards five scholarships each academic year. Four are for any Italian-American women pursuing either undergraduate or graduate degrees. The fifth is the Hon. Geraldine A. Ferraro Endowed scholarship, made possibly by the Rotundaro family. It is specific to women pursuing law degrees.
LIADO, The Italian-American Women of Today, is an Italian-American women's organization in Florida. It has given over $70,000 in scholarship funds as of 2010. Students must be of Italian heritage and in good academic standing to apply. The application process consists of an application, letters of recommendation, academic transcripts and an essay. The essay can either be about a prominent person of Italian heritage in the field the student is pursuing or a description of the applicant's goals and pursuits.
The Join Civic Committee of Italian Americans (JCCIA) has a women's division that gives an annual $2,000 scholarship to an Illinois student. To apply, students must be female graduating high school seniors with at least one parent of Italian heritage. A student sends in an application, two letters of recommendation, academic transcript and a small self-portrait. Awards are presented during a formal dinner and fund-raising fashion show.